10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
64,160 miles

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problem #3

Nov 072004

Cherokee 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 93,480 miles
While accelerating from a stop one of the attachment bolts holding the front driver seat to the slide rails tore through the sheet metal on the left front attachment point. Upon removal of the seat, broken welds were found on the right rear of the frame and part of the frame was cracked.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

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problem #2

Jul 142004

Cherokee 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • 99,000 miles
The driver's seat frame broke away from the floor, making the seat inoperable.

- Lawton, OK, USA

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problem #1

Nov 062000

Cherokee 4WD

  • miles
Car hydroplaned into an embankment when attempting to stop. Luckily the rear window on the liftgate of the Jeep popped off on impact to the embankment. First defect: Back of drivers seat broke causing driver to be ejected from the vehicle through the rear window of the liftgate. Second defect: Airbag did not deploy even though there was damage to the front of the vehicle. Can't give true estimate for the amount of damage since all medical bills have not been provided by health providers. $ 5,412 worth of personal property (jewelry and other) lost during impact to the embankment.

- Grandview, MO, USA

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